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Description: | A complete Early Neolithic flint impement of laurel leaf form, probably a scraper (3500 BC-2900 BC). The tool is sub-oval in plan. The ventral surface is largely flat and has a bulb of percussion and a percussion scar at the proximal end with indistinct radiating ripples. The dorsal surface is convex and has a negative bulb of percussion at the proximal end. It has been finely worked around the edges and the invasive removals are long, semi-abrupt and mainly parallel. However, at the distal end the removals are abrupt and irregular or scaled. At the centre of the dorsal surface there is an area of light reddish brown cortex (Munsell Color 7.5YR 6/4). The colour of the flint is light grey with a pale creamy area on the ventral surface. 47.1 x 28.4 x 8.9mm. Weight: 14.04g. Waste material was found close by: Blade: 66.9 x 20.9 x 6.4mm. Weight: 9.61g Blade: 45.1 x 18.9 x 11.1mm. Weight: 7.89 Flake: 39.1 x 24.4 x 8.8mm. Weight: 9.80g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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